CIVIL RIGHTS see also Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights; Racial Relations

Addresses

Ride of Life: Bill Hicks, H1999 [26FE]

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S1879 [31MR]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2242, S2244, S2247, S2284, S2285 [8AP], S5513 [10SE], S5530, S5566, S5567, S5568 [11SE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 376), S1666, S1669 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Christian Purge From Mosul—The Islamist Attacks on Non-Muslims Are a Problem for Islam, H6585 [22JY]

——— (excerpt), H6751 [24JY]

Concern and Support for Iraqi Christians Forced by Militants To Flee Mosul, H6584 [22JY]

Landlubber Diplomacy Won’t Work in Fiji, E1667 [1DE]

Nelson Mandela Backstory—Iowa’s Dick Clark, S129 [8JA], S4696 [22JY]

Newsweek Rewind—60 Years Since Brown v. Board of Ed Desegregated U.S. Schools (excerpt), H4468 [19MY]

President Obama’s Persistent ‘77 Cent’ Claim on the Wage Gap Gets a New Pinocchio Rating, S2306 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1431 [27JA]

American GI Forum (organization): support and commend mission, goals, and ideals (see S. Res. 399), S1775 [26MR]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4968), H5767 [25JN]

——— issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Bates, Daisy: tribute (see S. Res. 341), S599 [29JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4829 [22MY]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 529), H2744 [27MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S1819 [27MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner honoring the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see S. 2886), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4409), H2961 [4AP]

——— make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 4488), H3240 [28AP]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 2919), S5918 [12NO] (see H.R. 5617), H7885 [18SE]

Crime: extend coverage of Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (see H.R. 5711), H7995 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5818 [26JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S439 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 3907), H1241 [16JA]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 3908), H1241 [16JA]

——— provide grants to establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN] (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 2610), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 5207), H6859 [25JY]

——— determine suitability and feasibility of adding sites associated with forced relocation and confinement of Aleut people during World War II in Alaska as unit of National Park System (see S. 2716), S5216 [31JY]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 5068), H6106 [10JY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 2591), S4404 [10JY]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 5422), H7387 [9SE]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 5423), H7387 [9SE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

——— encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S4705 [22JY]

——— improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2172), S1818 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S1923 [1AP]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN] (see H. Res. 678), H6655 [22JY]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5282), H7125 [30JY]

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (see S. Res. 402), S1819 [27MR]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]

House of Representatives: anniversary of rejection of the Lecompton Constitution of the Territory of Kansas for admission of Kansas to the Union as a pro-slavery State (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1511 [29JA]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 376), S1366 [6MR]

IRS: require notification of Congress by the IRS Oversight Board regarding any violation of the constitutional rights of taxpayers (see S. 2081), S1315 [5MR]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 783), H10318 [12DE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN] (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson: tribute (see H. Res. 611), H5068 [2JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7674 [17SE]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H1771 [11FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall Inn riots and protests due to police raid of gay-friendly establishment (see H. Res. 653), H5818 [26JN]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7454 [11SE]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1962), S486 [27JA] (see H.R. 3929), H1430 [27JA]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4664), H4434 [15MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3364 [30AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3899), H1240 [16JA]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S2378 [10AP] (see H.R. 4459), H3195 [10AP]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 113), H2744 [27MR]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

Cloture motions

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1223 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE], S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

Declarations

John Marshall Law School and Roosevelt University draft model international convention ‘‘Chicago Declaration on the Rights of Older Persons’’ (excerpt), E1235 [25JY]

Letters

Prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing: several banking organizations, H5000 [29MY]

——— several insurance trade organizations, H5001 [29MY]

Suitability of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division relative to actions as NAACP Legal Defense Fund director of litigation in representing Mumia Abu-Jamal: Maureen Faulkner, S1268 [4MR]

Lists

Christian sites destroyed in Iraq by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), E1261 [29JY]

Individuals and organizations supporting nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1292 [5MR]

Organizations supporting S. Res. 404, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S1861 [31MR]

Pledge of Solidarity and Call to Action on Behalf of Christians and Other Small Religious Communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria signatories, E789 [20MY]

Motions

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2179 [7AP], S2203 [8AP], S2293 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5524, S5530 [11SE]

Press releases

Pledge of Solidarity and Call to Action on Behalf of Christians and Other Small Religious Communities in Egypt, Iraq and Syria, E769–E771 [19MY]

Presbyterian Lay Committee Board of Directors Repudiates Action of PCUSA General Assembly: Carmen Fowler LaBerge, Layman Online (Internet site), H5644 [24JN]

President Pérez Molina Formalizes Historic Agreement: Guatemalan Embassy, S5947 [12NO]

Remarks in House

Affirmations (organization): anniversary, E535 [7AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1241 [25JY], E1248 [28JY]

Babers, Jasmine: USA Network, Inc., Characters Unite Award recipient, E1512 [12NO]

Black American Political Association of California: tribute to Ventura County, CA, chapter Juneteenth Independence Day celebration, E1023 [19JN]

Bridegroom, Wayne: Modesto, CA, Martin Luther King Legacy Award recipient, E169 [5FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (H. Con. Res. 100), H5134–H5136 [9JN], E985 [13JN]

Chicago, IL: John Marshall Law School and Roosevelt University drafting of model international convention ‘‘Chicago Declaration on the Rights of Older Persons’’, E1234 [25JY]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, H5593 [20JN], H5730 [25JN], H6226 [15JY], E1010 [18JN], E1185 [17JY]

Clark, Jerry: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, H7447–H7450 [11SE]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust Forum, E310–E313 [5MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner honoring the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (H.R. 4409), H5506 [19JN]

——— make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), H3253, H3254 [29AP]

Constitution—U.S.: exclude executive actions taken to combat discrimination or protect civil rights from any congressional civil action, H2330, H2331 [12MR]

Courts: decision in Mendez v. Westminster ending segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American students in California schools, H4691 [21MY]

Crystal City, TX: tribute, H2068 [28FE]

Davis, Fred L.: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E85 [16JA]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E105 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H5502 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, H5164 [9JN]

——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: civil rights issues affecting major sports leagues, H4948 [29MY]

——— decision to prosecute individuals involved in terrorist attacks in U.S. courts, H5491 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, H5000, H5001 [29MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (H.R. 3398), H8104–H8106 [19NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H5757–H5761 [25JN]

District of Columbia: tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E817 [22MY]

——— tribute to Latino Pride Festival, E872 [29MY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H5502 [19JN]

Egypt: call for release of political prisoners, E1426 [16SE]

——— religious persecution of Christians, H6947 [28JY]

Eich, Brendan: resignation as CEO of Mozilla Corp., due to backlash against views held on definition of marriage, H2963 [7AP]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of NAACP branch, E1418 [16SE]

Employment: end discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2983 [7AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1535–H1540 [3FE], H7661 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1442 [28JA], H1484 [29JA], H1927 [25FE], H2597–H2600 [24MR], H2658, H2660 [26MR], H2999, H3004, H3011 [8AP], H3065, H3066 [9AP], H3147 [10AP], H6988 [29JY], H7061, H7065 [30JY], H7305 [9SE], H7689 [18SE], E544, E545, E550 [8AP], E589 [28AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), unanimous-consent request, H7063, H7064 [30JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), H7851 [18SE], E549 [8AP]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1755), H229 [15JA], H5507 [19JN], H5592 [20JN], H5759 [25JN], E1141 [10JY]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H5195 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2999 [8AP], H3065, H3125 [9AP], E544, E545, E549, E550 [8AP]

Europe: recognize people of African Descent and Black Europeans (H. Res. 421), E232 [25FE]

Europe Union: parliamentary hearing on Afrophobia, E232 [25FE]

Fair Housing Month: observance, E533 [7AP], E610 [28AP]

Fowlkes, Earl D., Jr.: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (H.R. 4041), H6226 [15JY]

Gary Frontiers Service Club (organization): tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E51 [13JA]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E630 [30AP]

Gill, Alison: Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

History: anniversary of murder of Freedom Summer volunteers during campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi, E1221 [24JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H3000 [8AP], H6941–H6947 [28JY]

International Women’s Day: observance, E310 [5MR], E360 [12MR]

Iraq: religious persecution of Christians, H6584, H6585 [22JY], H6738 [23JY], H6751 [24JY], H6864 [28JY], H6982, H7036 [29JY], H7047 [30JY], E1261 [29JY], E1317 [1AU]

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs: anniversary, E801 [21MY]

Jonestown, MS: tribute, E1033 [20JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H5503, H5507 [19JN], E1033, E1036 [20JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 632), E1035 [20JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, H2918 [4AP], E524 [4AP]

Kyles, Samuel B.: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E86 [16JA]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7282 [8SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling, H5174 [9JN]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), H7283 [8SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: tribute to lawyers challenging segregation in schools, H4463, H4464 [19MY]

LGBT Pride Month: observance, H5392 [17JN], H5727 [25JN], E928 [9JN], E947–E949 [10JN], E974, E975, E976, E978, E979, E980 [12JN], E1017, E1018 [18JN], E1050, E1051 [23JN], E1060, E1062 [24JN], E1068, E1070, E1072 [25JN], E1076, E1087 [26JN], E1275 [30JY]

——— observance (H. Res. 416), H5757–H5761 [25JN], E971 [12JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: historical importance of Emancipation Proclamation, H8022 [17NO]

Maine Women’s Lobby (organization): tribute to Maine Women’s Lobby Gala honorees, E1384 [10SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H229 [15JA], E80 [15JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (H.R. 5517), E1437 [17SE]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of ‘‘Memphis 13’’ integration of Memphis City Schools system, E702 [7MY]

Middle East: religious persecution of Christians, H1506 [29JA], H6130 [11JY], H6818 [25JY], E769 [19MY]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H3230–H3234 [28AP], H3248 [29AP], H8022 [17NO]

Mothers and Women Against Repression (M.A.R.) por Cuba (organization): anniversary, H4487 [20MY]

Mowery, Donald: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E87 [16JA]

NAACP: anniversary of Mississippi branch, E445 [26MR]

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, H239 [15JA]

Netters, James L., Sr.: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E89 [16JA]

Open Communities (organization): tribute, E533 [7AP]

Presbyterian Church (USA): General Assembly decisions on definition of marriage, divesting from certain companies doing business with Israel, and minority faith communities in the Middle East, H5644–H5646 [24JN]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 579), H8844, H8845 [8DE]

Racial relations: continuing civil rights struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H7279–H7287 [8SE], H7302 [9SE], H8201–H8209 [1DE], H8229, H8230 [2DE], H8279, H8360 [3DE], H8661, H8662 [4DE], H8871, H8872 [9DE], H8939 [10DE], E1735, E1736 [4DE]

Robertson, Beverly: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E88 [16JA]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, E335 [10MR]

Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr.: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E84 [16JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4462–H4469 [19MY], H4691 [21MY], E721 [8MY], E753 [15MY], E768 [19MY]

——— anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Res. 561), E637 [30AP], E806 [21MY]

——— anniversary of decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H5806 [26JN]

——— anniversary of Lesser v. Garnett decision relative to women’s right to vote, H2014 [27FE]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H5505 [19JN]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of National Convention of Colored Citizens of the U.S., E184 [10FE]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (H.R. 664), H2674, H2675 [26MR], H8823 [8DE]

Ukraine: condemn oppression of ethnic Tatar population in Crimea by Russia, H7303 [9SE]

——— oppose discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, H1696 [10FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 3899), H4814 [22MY], H5505 [19JN], H5729, H5735 [25JN], H5772 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H7044 [30JY], H7539 [16SE], E336 [10MR], E1075, E1086 [26JN]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1998 [26FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 56), H2658 [26MR]

——— ensure equal rights, H1730 [11FE]

——— global persecution, H4049 [9MY]

——— improve economic condition of women, H1535–H1540 [3FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices, H1760 [11FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and encouraging manufacturing jobs, H243 [15JA]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H209–H215 [14JA], H1927 [25FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 43), H2319 [12MR]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (H. Res. 507), H2659 [26MR]

Wurzburg, Joceyln: Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award recipient, E91 [16JA]

Remarks in Senate

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S918 [12FE], S1223 [27FE], S1262–S1264, S1267, S1270–S1272, S1283 [4MR], S1285, S1288–S1295, S1305, S1306 [5MR]

——— suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division relative to actions as NAACP Legal Defense Fund director of litigation in representing Mumia Abu-Jamal, S918 [12FE], S1262–S1264, S1267, S1270–S1272 [4MR], S1285, S1288–S1295, S1305 [5MR]

Alaska: anniversary of territorial Anti-Discrimination Act, S1045 [25FE]

Bates, Daisy: tribute (S. Res. 341), S704 [3FE]

Bogalusa, LA: unveiling of historical marker on the site of Robert Hicks home, S6020 [17NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (H. Con. Res. 100), S3551 [10JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (S. Res. 404), S1860, S1862 [31MR]

——— tribute (S. Res. 404), unanimous-consent request, S1861, S1862 [31MR]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, S4142 [26JN], S4302–S4304 [9JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), S3308 [22MY]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S3626 [12JN], S4685–S4688 [22JY], S4736 [23JY], S5095–S5098 [30JY], S5663–S5666 [17SE]

——— ratify, unanimous-consent request, S5663, S5664 [17SE]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ’’widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (S. 2919), S5920 [12NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3698 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation, S1200 [27FE]

Ecuador: allegations of intimidation of journalists and news media, S1274 [4MR]

EEOC: release of report relative to litigation tactics and unresolved complaints, S6297 [3DE]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2041 [1AP], S2043 [2AP], S2149 [3AP], S3001 [14MY], S5400–S5402 [9SE], S5475, S5480, S5486 [10SE], S5548 [11SE], S5573, S5578–S5582 [15SE], S5595, S5597 [16SE], S5684 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179, S2183 [7AP], S2203–S2224, S2226, S2290 [8AP], S2293, S2294, S2296–S2300, S2305–S2307, S2313, S2317 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5523, S5524, S5527, S5528–S5530 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent agreement, S5549 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent request, S2218 [8AP], S5548 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S593 [29JA]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S1898 [1AP]

Equal Pay Act: modernize, S2219, S2220 [8AP], S5475 [10SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2183 [7AP], S2203, S2206, S2208, S2210, S2212, S2213, S2214, S2216, S2223, S2226 [8AP]

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (S. Res. 402), S3044 [14MY]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2333 [10AP]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to support safe access to education for girls, S4111 [26JN]

Guatemala: Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam reparations agreement provisions implementation, S5947 [12NO]

History: anniversary of murder of Freedom Summer volunteers during campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi, S4142 [26JN]

Indiana: tribute to individuals involved in the civil rights movement, S4302–S4304 [9JY]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: observance, S6289 [3DE]

International Women’s Day: observance, S1360 [6MR]

——— support goals (S. Res. 376), S1669 [13MR]

IRS: require notification of Congress by the IRS Oversight Board regarding any violation of the constitutional rights of taxpayers (S. 2081), S1306, S1322 [5MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S4126 [26JN]

——— observance (S. Res. 474), S3673 [12JN], S3856 [19JN]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, S6489–S6491 [10DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S5474 [10SE], S6373 [8DE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: commend efforts to ensure equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities and prohibit employment discrimination against the disabled, S4301 [9JY]

Pullman National Historical Park: establish (S. 1962), S488 [27JA]

Racial relations: continuing civil rights struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, S5474 [10SE]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (S. Res. 218), S3429 [4JN]

Russia: human rights violations, S943 [12FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S3151, S3177 [20MY], S3229 [21MY]

——— anniversary of decision in Loving v. Virginia relative to interracial marriage, S3655 [12JN]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2558 [30AP], S4142 [26JN]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD, S6730, S6773 [12DE]

——— establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S4357, S4361 [9JY]

U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives, S6283 [3DE]

Vermont: anniversary of marriage equality, S2189 [7AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1945), S443 [16JA], S2558 [30AP], S4126 [26JN]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences, S3904 [24JN]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (S. 2235), S2381 [10AP], S4143 [26JN]

Women: anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution giving women the right to vote, S5684 [17SE]

Reports filed

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 113–12), S4996 [28JY]

Support Goals of International Women’s Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 376), S1517 [11MR]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S4996 [28JY]

Summaries

EEOC—An Agency on the Wrong Track? Litigation Failures, Misfocused Priorities, and Lack of Transparency Raise Concerns About Important Anti-Discrimination Agency: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S6298 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 100, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, H5134 [9JN]

H.R. 579, R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS, H8844 [8DE]

H.R. 3398, Girls Count Act, H8104 [19NO]

H.R. 4488, Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act, H3253 [29AP]

S. 247, Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act, S4357, S4362 [9JY]

S. 1962, Pullman National Historical Park Act, S489 [27JA]

S. 2919, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S5921 [12NO]

S. Res. 218, tribute to A. Philip Randolph, S3429 [4JN]

S. Res. 341, tribute to Daisy Bates, S604 [29JA]

S. Res. 376, support goals of International Women’s Day, S1367 [6MR]

S. Res. 399, support and commend mission, goals, and ideals of American GI Forum (organization), S1777 [26MR]

S. Res. 402, express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of Expatriation Act provision on marriage to foreign nationals, S1831 [27MR]

S. Res. 404, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S1832 [27MR]

S. Res. 474, Juneteenth Independence Day, S3670 [12JN]

S. Res. 505, Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association anniversary, S4622 [17JY]

S. Res. 511, encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions, S4714 [22JY]

Tributes

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H2931 [4AP]

Manford, Jeanne Sobelson, H5029 [30MY]